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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
zhòu - incantation
- magic spell
- curse
- malediction
- to revile
- to put a curse on sb
zhòu - variant of 咒[zhou4]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 4,918 11,702 6,781

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱⿰

Radical:

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
诅咒 - - 2,554 11,575 5,350
- - 4,918 11,702 6,781
咒语 - - 5,014 24,659 15,738
符咒 - - 11,884 46,180 45,238
咒骂 - - 16,056 25,862 24,488
念咒 - - 38,447 - -
紧箍咒 - - 40,610 40,905 31,980
赌咒 - - 41,587 - 85,180